Twins 3, 
White Sox 2
| W: | L. Hawkins (3-0) |
| L: | T. Gordon (2-3) |
| SV: | E. Guardado (10) |
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Jimenez 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| J Valentin SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| a-T Graffanino PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .281 |
| F Thomas DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| M Ordonez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .277 |
| C Lee LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| B Daubach RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .174 |
| P Konerko 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .221 |
| J Crede 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| W Harris PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .244 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Valentin in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Crede (7, K Lohse); B Daubach (2, K Lohse) HR: J Valentin (9, 3rd inning off K Lohse 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Valentin 2 (22) S: D Jimenez 2-out RBI: J Valentin 2 GIDP: F Thomas Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Ordonez 3, T Graffanino 1, P Konerko 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Ordonez (1, 2nd base by L Hawkins/T Prince) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Valentin (9, throw) DP: 1 (J Crede-D Jimenez-P Konerko). | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Loaiza | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 99-62 | 1.99 |
| D Marte (H, 14) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 1.69 |
| T Gordon (L, 7-6; B, 5) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 4.29 |
| K Wunsch | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 137-88 | |
| PITCHING WP: T Gordon IBB: B Kielty (By T Gordon) Batters faced: E Loaiza 27; D Marte 3; T Gordon 4; K Wunsch 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Loaiza 10-4; D Marte 2-0; T Gordon 0-0; K Wunsch 2-0 Game Scores: E Loaiza 52 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Jones LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .347 |
| C Guzman SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .280 |
| C Koskie 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .284 |
| T Sears DH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| a-M LeCroy PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| T Hunter CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .216 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| D Mohr RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| C Gomez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| b-B Kielty PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| L Rivas PR-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| T Prince C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| c-A Pierzynski PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| D Hocking RF-1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| a-struck out swinging for T Sears in the 8th b-intentionally walked for C Gomez in the 8th c-grounded into fielder's choice to first for T Prince in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Mientkiewicz (12, E Loaiza); D Hocking 2 (3, E Loaiza 2) RBI: T Sears (11) 2-out RBI: T Sears GIDP: C Gomez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Hocking 1, C Koskie 1, T Hunter 4 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (C Guzman-C Gomez-D Hocking). | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Lohse | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 104-63 | 3.22 |
| L Hawkins (W, 9-3) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-12 | 1.35 |
| E Guardado (S, 41) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29-20 | 1.53 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 148-95 | |
| PITCHING WP: K Lohse Batters faced: K Lohse 29; L Hawkins 4; E Guardado 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Lohse 10-5; L Hawkins 2-1; E Guardado 0-0 Game Scores: K Lohse 53 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | MIN | |||
 | 3rd | J Valentin homered to right, J Crede scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 5th | T Sears singled to center, D Hocking scored, C Koskie to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 8th | T Hunter scored, D Mohr to second on wild pitch by T Gordon. | 2 | 2 |
| 8th | A Pierzynski grounded into fielder's choice to first, L Rivas out at second, D Mohr to third, D Mohr scored, A Pierzynski to second on throwing error by shortstop J Valentin. | 2 | 3 |
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| Game Notes |
| MINNESOTA'S DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING WITH A SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 25,055 (53.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:48 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Larry Young, First Base - Jim Wolf, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Hunter Wendelstedt |
MLB Scores
Sunday, May 18th 2003
| Oakland | 8 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 |
| Texas | 5 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 9 | Final |
| Baltimore | 8 |
| Anaheim | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 | in 10 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 6 |
| Montreal | 0 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| NY Mets | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Arizona | 8 |
| Atlanta | 6 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |